new jetta

i did one of these lastnight...and decided to take the panels off...holy sheit...i have done one of these before...but i dont remember the pops on the bastards being that hard to pop off...im wondering if it wasnt an 06 1/2 with different pops on the panels.

i tell you what...if i ever do another one ...the top of the panel is getting pulled and the seal coming out that way..

has anyone else taken the panels off on these cars?

and usually....i take the windows out on these cars..cuz in the previous years...it only took a 10mm bolt to loosen...and released a clamp..and the window was out...not anymore...i couldnt figure how to take it out..

I have tinted a few of these. The first one i did, the door panel fasteners poped so loud, you could here it outside the shop. I finakky figured out on the second car, if you take the panel puller tool and just barely pop the fastener, the hole clip slides right out. This works kinda like the old push peg on the upper corner of the small toyota trucks.

the panels pops have a center point when looking at them from the side. push your panel popper into that center point and it spreads the pops apart and they come right out.

yeah..i was looking at those....i will try that on the next one


maybe...

Yep TG...I had the same thing happen. Was wondering WTF?

Does anyone take out the quarters on these, or just trim the seal?

Trim the seal.

the one that i did...didnt need any trimming...it had matrix around it..but the rubber seal had a gap so that you can slide the film up past it....dont of the rubber does over lap the matix...i may have just got lucky on this one..the panels were hard enough on this car..i dont want to mess with taking the 1/4s out..i didnt even check to see if they can be taken out..i will check on my next one though for ya.

that later models i take out though

WTF?....why would you do that?

On the ones that I have done, the rubber seal is tight to the glass and part on the matrix. I trim them slightly to ease the tint in. I was wondering if anyone took them out and if so, how?

WTF? I thought it was multiple choice, take the quarter out? Why not cut flush on the sides, leave the bottom a little long , slide the film up under the seal on the install, and trim the film on the bottom if needed.

I trim the fizzzzuck out of dat seal

Word.

i think I trim the seal. I don't remember
I know i pot that deck (OT)

They will never know anyway and it isn't damaging the seal by any means...if you do it right that is

you have to pull the door skin off to get that vent window out. so dont try. btw i just pull the rear panels on those. same with the new passats.

Hi all you tinters of VW's...

I'm new here, but I am not a tinter, which is why I didn't post in the Intro section. I'm just here for my boss heh... I work in an auto detailing shop and 2 guys do the tinting. Both of them h@te doing VW's... Well, German cars in general heh.. Anyways, they both wanna know how to pull the panels off the new 2006 VW's, especially the Jetta and Passat....

I'd like to know if there are any hidden screws that have to be taken out. I've seen 2 screws - just below the side-rearview mirror (for the front doors) and another on the bottom (all doors)... Just wondering if there are any in the door handles. Or is it all just poppers?

Thanks in advance...

Nvm... I just read tintgod's post for 05 jetta I did today... thanks...

Wow you guys worry me ... I think when I do get my 06 Jetta tinted I'll bring a printout of this thread

I suppose you would rather have a big light gap?

There are also small torx screws along the bottom of each panel, pop off the covers on the handles, there are two bigger torx screws behind there, BE CAREFUL NOT TO BREAK THE WINDOW SWITCH!!! If you "hang" the rear door panel by the wire going to the window switch, it WILL break.... I use a box or bucket to keep the panel up level with the door....

I was just joking man ... I know you guys (at least most of you guys) take great pride in your job. You just gotta understand that coming from someone on the outside, it all sounds rather scary.